Professor of social work with specialisation children, youth and family

Reference number: 2016/3971-2.2.1

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We welcome you to apply who is interested in assuming a leading position in the work towards the objective to, within a five-year period, have developed a strong research within the fields of children, youth and family at the department of social work at Linnaeus University. As a professor working with us, you will be an important person for the different parts of our activities; teaching, research and collaboration with the surrounding society. The objective for the department is to carry out strong research within certain prioritised fields of knowledge within social work. With the existing researchers and teachers at the department as starting point, the potential for developing a strong research within the fields of children, youth and family is considered particularly good.

The department of social work has its organisational belonging at the faculty of social sciences at Linnaeus University. Activities are carried out at both campus Kalmar and Växjö. We offer courses and programmes in social work on first-, second- and third-cycle level. The social work study programme has one of the highest numbers of applicants per place of all programmes at Linnaeus University. The research being carried out primarily focuses on areas dealing with living conditions of children and youth, elderly people and welfare research from national and international perspectives, as well as migration research. With the objective to strengthen the research basis and to develop a strong research environment we are now looking for a professor of social work with specialisation children, youth and family.

Field of subject for the appointment: Social work

Placement city: Växjö but with activities carried out at both campus Kalmar and Växjö.

Scope of appointment: Full-time

Job description:

To work with the development of the field of subject as a whole, both nationally and internationally.

To contribute in particular to the strengthening of the department's research environment within the field of social work with specialisation children, youth and family by initiating and leading research and development work.

To contribute to increased external funding and participate in the department's internationalisation work within the subject.

To plan and lead the development of the department's third-cycle education within the field of subject.

To be responsible for the work to recruit and form a group of doctoral students within the field of social work with specialisation children, youth and family.

To teach, supervise and examine within third-cycle education.

To teach and examine on courses and programmes at first- and second-cycle level within the field of subject.

To collaborate in education, research and development programmes with other departments at Linnaeus University and with other higher education institutions/universities, both nationally and internationally, as well as with R&D units.

To follow societal development of significance to the field of subject and participate in and initiate collaboration with other organisations outside the academic world.

Requirements

Qualified to be appointed professor is a person who has demonstrated both scientific and pedagogical skills. (HF 4, chapter, section 3)

In order to be appointed professor – in accordance with the appointment procedures at Linnaeus University – a person must have demonstrated scientific skills through independent, active research in accordance with current national standards, both qualitatively and quantitatively and at a level considerably exceeding that required of an associate professor.

The requirements for scientific skills also comprise requirements for demonstrated skills regarding planning and management of research. This includes management of research work in which other researchers who have defended their theses take part as well as supervision of doctoral students.

Pedagogical skills should have been demonstrated through teaching on first-, second- and third-cycle levels. This includes planning, implementation and evaluation of teaching as well as supervision and examination.

Assessment grounds

As assessment grounds for appointment as professor, the level of skills considered a requirement to be qualified for the appointment is to apply. The trial of the pedagogical skills is to be given as great importance as the trial of the scientific skills.

Meriting is the level of:

documented scientific skills through both depth and width in one's own research, success with applications for external funding and a strong standing in the international scientific community.

documented experience of supervision and examination at third-cycle level.

documented pedagogical skills through successful research basis in education at first- and second-cycle level.

documented administrative skills and ability to lead activities and to organise and lead research projects within the subject at an overall level.

documented good collaboration skills and ability to contribute to a good working environment.

When the university is to appoint new teachers, the applicants are to be selected who, through a qualitative assessment of the whole picture regarding competence and skills, are considered to have the best qualifications for the implementation and development of the tasks in question, and for contributing to a successful development of the activities.